gh-69223: Document that add_argument() returns an Action object (#145538)

diff --git a/Doc/library/argparse.rst b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
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--- a/Doc/library/argparse.rst
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@@ -698,6 +698,8 @@ The add_argument() method
 
    * deprecated_ - Whether or not use of the argument is deprecated.
 
+   The method returns an :class:`Action` object representing the argument.
+
 The following sections describe how each of these are used.